Executive Team Biographies

Mr. Contreras joined the Company as Controller, North America in 1999, and has held various regional and corporate accounting and finance roles of increasing responsibility over the past nine years, including Vice President, Budgeting and Forecasting and Vice President, Finance and Administration for North America. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Contreras started his career with Ernst & Young, LLP in 1989, and spent 10 years there in various audit and accounting positions. Mr. Contreras is a Certified Public Accountant and obtained his Bachelor's degree in Accounting from Florida International University.

Mr. Jordan joined us in 1990 and served as our Assistant General Counsel. In 1994, he was appointed Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, a position he held until April 1997 when he left us to pursue other interests. In November 2001, he became General Counsel for Steiner Leisure Limited, a publicly traded worldwide provider of spa and salon products and services for cruise lines, luxury resorts and day spas. In September 2002, Mr. Jordan re-joined us as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. He was appointed Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary December 2006.

Mr. Lazopoulos joined Del Monte in 2003 and served as Vice President Fresh-Cut, N.A. He was appointed Senior Vice President, Sales & Product Management, N.A. in 2005 where he oversees North American Sales and management of Del Monte's products. Prior to Del Monte, Mr. Lazopoulos' career in the fresh foods industry included being the Managing Director of NewStar Fresh Foods, Vice President of DNA Plant Technology and Vice President of Dole Fresh Vegetables.

Mr. Rice joined Del Monte in 1988 and throughout that time he has held various positions within Del Monte as well as overseeing and developing numerous start-up operations. In 2001, he was appointed Senior Vice President, North America Operations, where he is responsible for the management of the distribution centers operations and fresh-cut operations.

Mr. Bartoli has served as Senior Vice President, Europe, Africa and Middle East, since April 1997. Prior to that time, he served as Financial Director for the European and African region from 1990 to 1997. Mr. Bartoli held various financial positions in Del Monte's European operations from 1983 to 1990.

Mr. Yock has served as Senior Vice President - CECA since July 1994. Prior to that time, he was Vice President-Finance for the Latin American region from June 1992 to May 1994. Mr. Yock joined us in 1982 and has served in several financial management positions.

Senior Vice President, Human Resources. Ms. Tenazas served as Vice President-Human Resources since May 1999. From December 1996 to April 1999, she served as Senior Director-Human Resources. From 1989 to 1996, she worked for Suma Fruit International (USA), Inc. Prior to that, Ms. Tenazas worked in the Philippines in various human resource management and consulting positions with some of the major conglomerates and consulting firms in that country.

Senior Vice President, Research, Development and Agricultural Services. Dr. Young joined the Company in 2001 as Vice President, Research, Development and Agricultural Services. Prior to joining Del Monte Fresh Produce, Dr. Young was employed by Syngenta Crop Protection in a variety of research positions.

Mr. Cole joined Del Monte in 2008 and served as Vice President - Tomato & Vegetables for our North American region. He was recently appointed as Vice President - Asia Pacific in February 2011. Prior to joining Del Monte, Mr. Cole's career in the fresh produce industry included senior management positions at The Oppenheimer Group, Chiquita Brands, The Tengelman Group in Germany and Dole Vegetables.

Mr. Mancilla has served as our Vice President, South America since March 12, 2012. From October 2006 until March 2012, he served as Director, Shipping Operations for South America when he relocated back to his home country after serving as Senior Vice President, Shipping Operations from 1997 until September 2006 which position was based in Coral Gables, Florida. From November 1990 until December 1996, Mr. Mancilla served as Manager of Maritima Altisol Ltda and before that time he worked as Deck Officer on several Chilean Shipping companies from 1981 until 1990.

Mr. Zakharia has served as our Vice President, Middle East and North Africa since 2006. Prior to that time, he served as our Vice President, Human Resources for Europe, Africa and Middle East region from 2005 to 2006. From 2000 to 2005, Mr. Zakharia was the Director of Operations for the Europe, Africa and Middle East region. Before joining the Company, Mr. Zakharia served as the Director of Sales Europe, Africa and Middle East for A.W. Chesterton from 1996 to 2000 and as Director of Operations for Nevada Power Company from 1990 to 1996.

Mr. Saiz has served as our Vice President - Corporate Internal Audit since May 1999. From March 1996 until April 1999, he served as the Controller for Latin America for the Inacom Corporation. From 1993 through 1996, Mr. Saiz served in Financial Controllership roles for the Wackenhut and LifeFleet Corporations. Prior to that time, Mr. Saiz served as an Audit Manager with BDO Seidman, CPAs.